(Hey guys this fic has been coming along quite nicely, I notice some are waiting for some action and I assure you the Evangeline arc will proceed momentarily once this and the next chapter launch. Until then just enjoy the humor I have planned.)
The scene took place at the elementary part of Mahora years ago. Young girls were in their seats as a young Asuna in a preschool uniform but with the same pigtails and bells tied to them stood before the class. Her expression was mild monotone showing no hint of being thrilled to be in class at all.
"All right, girls. I'd like to introduce you to your new classmate here. Her name is Asuna Kagurazaka." The teacher explained.
"Hi!" the girls cheered as a younger Ayaka gasped lightly and blinked a couple of times at Asuna's neutral expression.
Throughout most of class Asuna kept her bored emotionless face until Ayaka approached her intending to get some answers, "Listen new girl, you need to change your attitude. I mean what's your problem anyway? You're trying to be rude, bells? Or are you just so stupid that you don't know how to talk?
"You're stupid... blondie." Asuna mumbled.
"What's stupid?" Ayaka frowned.
"YOU!" Asuna called and that moment started the first catfight between the two girls.
They pulled on each other's hair, calling each other names, and yelling. The entire class watched as they cheered and bet on one of the other. As moments later, the vision vanished and teen Ayaka was in bed suddenly woke up freaked out with bed hair and eyes.
"Ugh! Stupid Asuna! ...Huh?" she looked around seeing she was in her room and noticed the calendar and that it was summer, "Oh that's right... its Spring Break... I'm home."
She got up from bed and went out to the balcony to stretch her arms. She placed her arms on the rail to see her enormous garden with a couple of fountains. She then smiled at the sensational morning feeling, 'It's good to be back.' She thought.
Soon she was walking down the hall changed into her fancy/casual clothing and was greeted by many maids.
"Good morning, ojousama. We hope you had a good night's rest." They said in unison.
"Good morning everyone, I slept very well, thank you." She said as she went to her boarding room sitting at a table drinking tea as her butler approached.
"By the way ojousama, The Osama Family has invited you to a dinner party tonight if you're so inclined."
"I think I'd like to rest today. Please send them my regrets. Perhaps I shall see them next week." Ayaka replied.
"Of course." He said taking his leave and Ayaka thought.
'I guess I really must need rest if I'm dreaming about HER... Ugh, what an awful way to wake up in the morning with visions of that brainless monkey. How dare she follow me home! I can't even get away from her in my sleep!'
One of her maids spoke in an English accent, "Ojousama. You have visitors in the foyer."
"Visitors? Who could it be? I can't even think of anyone who knows I'm here." Ayaka pondered.
"They seem rather young to be school teachers, but they say they're Professor Negi Springfield and Professor Dustin Bowers." The maid answered.
Ayaka shot up form her chair in surprise and excitement, "Negi-sensei?" she asked and started spinning around in bliss, "Negi-sensei here at my home? Oh what joyous mind of a disaster to become a morning of delight! Hahaha... Ah? She then noticed she was drawing attention to the maids who were staring at her oddly, until she cleared her throat to regain composure, "It seems my senseis will be paying me a visit this morning, ladies. Please see to it that they both feel quite welcomed."
"Hai ojousama!" the maids answered.
"What should I wear today? Something casual yet undeniably gorgeous!" Ayaka started planning.
Meanwhile in the foyer of the mansion Negi and Dustin were looking around the place, "Amazing, the class rep has such fine taste in home décor." Negi looked around.
"Yeah it's homey. I feel ready to retire to a play like this." Dustin chuckled.
The two then heard the Iincho's voice as they looked seeing her approaching in a gorgeous frilly get up, "Why Negi-sensei and Dustin-sensei!" she let out a happy laugh, "What brings you boys to my estate this beautiful…" she suddenly slid down on the floor to them seeing they were accompanied by Asuna and almost half of the class.
"Ohayo Ayaka!" the class greeted.
"Ohayo." Negi greeted her.
"Sup?" Dustin asked.
"Pretty graceful there, aren't you little miss twinkle toes? Nice landing." Asuna added.
Ayaka got up looking irritated seeing her class here as well, but mostly seeing Asuna, "What the heck are YOU doing here?" she demanded.
Asuna folds her arms and responds in a teasing manner, "Why we're chaperones of course. What does it look like?" she leered at Ayaka to further spite her, "After all if Negi came here alone, you'd probably chain him up and make him be your slave!"
That started their morning fight while the girls watched placing bets, "You got some nerve accusing me of seducing my teacher!"
"I never said anything about seducing him! Why what's wrong? Feeling a little bit guilty?" Asuna replied.
Negi sighed watching this, "Must all mornings start off like this with these two?" he asked himself.
"I don't know, but what Asuna said to Ayaka was completely uncalled for." Dustin replied.
After the squabble the girls were checking out Ayaka's place while Ayaka was speaking with Negi who had Kaede, Asuna, and Konoka beside him.
"Sensei, would you like some herbal tea?" Ayaka asked.
"I'd love some actually." Negi admitted.
"Which kind would you like?" she asked as the butler and the housekeeper strolled in with a large stroller holding a large quantity of variations of herbal tea in jars, "I've gathered many variations from several different plantations so we have quite a selection even prepared for you."
"We certainly do, sir," The butler began, "As you see, we have Rose Hip Lemon, Barbena, Dandelion, German Carmomille, Straight Funnel, Elder Flower, Surge, Apples & Cinnamon, and of course Earl Grey."
"Interesting." Negi admitted but felt a little embarrassed from having so many offered.
"I had all the tea farms bought out just in case you decided to pay me a visit someday."
"Why you little show-off..." Asuna grumbled.
"It smells so wonderful, you know my sister really loves the smell of tea." Negi said.
That suddenly caught Ayaka's attention, "Oh I didn't know you had a sister."
"Yes." Negi nodded with a smile
"Negi!" Dustin slid in, "This place is amazing, it has just about every fast food joint in America located in a special room."
Ayaka chuckled, "See Negi-sensei Dustin-sensei's already enjoying himself."
Asuna quickly changed the subject, "Well anyway, since we're here and all, we might as well go swimming. That big pool looks lonely."
"Definitely." Konoka agreed.
"Pool!" Dustin gasped, "Oh yeah baby now that's what I'm taking about!" he dashed to find a changing room.
"Shall we go then sensei?" Ayaka asked as they walked.
Asuna eyeballed them, "Look at her not even five minutes here and she's already flaunting over him."
"But Asuna wasn't it your idea to…" Konoka began but was cut off.
"Oh shut it."
"But she's got the right idea Asuna you did…" Kaede added but as cut off.
"I said shut it!"
As Ayaka and Negi walked through a hall Negi spotted a creaked open door to a room loaded with toys and all sorts of child stuff, "Oh what a cute room does this belong to your sister?"
Ayaka noticing the room gasped but put on a fake smile, "Oh no it's nothing, that room's just for storage." She continued escorting her professor away taking a sad look back at the room they passed.
Meanwhile out by the pool half the class began running bare foot and jumped into the pool yelling in excitement. Their jumps made the pool splash big and already they began to have their fun. Kaede was swimming with Sakurako and Yuna. Chizuru was relaxing on the edge talking to Natsumi, and Kazumi was filming around wanting to capture everything on camera.
Negi and Dustin finally stepped out in their swimming trunks, with Negi wearing a white pai with a single orange vertical stripe going down each side of the leg parts while Dustin wore red and black trunks, along with his sunglasses, and a surfboard hefting over his shoulder, "Take a look Negi, we've made it to paradise." Dustin smirked.
"If you want to call it that." Negi answered.
"Come on Negi you have blocked testosterone, I'm eleven and I already know what this kind of sight means to boys older than us." Dustin said watching all the swimsuited girls playing around.
Negi took another look and gasped with a blush as some of the girls wearing more skimpy biknis were playing around with their impressive mammaries shaking around, "I can see what you mean."
"Exactly, now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go mingle," He walked over to Kauzmi who was gossiping with Haruna and Madoka, "What up dudettes?" he asked the three in a surfer accent before putting his board on the ground.
"Well looky here girls Mr. surfer dude." Haruna grinned while raising her eyebrows.
"Yeah that's right." Dustin said flexing his right arm.
"So what's with the board, aren't you young to surf?" Madoka asked.
"Alone yes, that's why I use it for show when alone. Hey Kazumi get me with your camera," Dustin said as Kazumis started filming Dustin who got down on the surfboard flat on his stomach and pretended to surf, "Middle America, ripping the fields! AHOO! AHOO!" he stood up on the board sideways bending his knees like he was squatting while shaking his left fist with the arm up, "Getting barreled. Pipeline. OOH!" he got off the board, "Sorry I'm just a little excited."
"I can see that." Kazumi giggled as they watched the footage filmed.
"So ladies anybody up for a little dip?" Dustin asked causing the three girls to smirk much to his nervousness as they picked him up, "Hey-hey easy there." He protested as the girls held him spread out with Kazumi and Harun holding onto his arms while Madoka held onto his left leg.
"One." Madoka said as they swung him forward and then back.
"Two." Haruna put in repeating their swing.
"Three!" Kazumi called as they tossed Dustin into the pool with a splash. The girls watching it laughed and giggled as Dustin emerged from the water shaking his wet hair like a dog.
"Ok I guess I walked right into that," Dustin admitted with a chuckled, "But hey girls, anybody up for some chicken fights?" what that got him was a barrage of beach balls and tubed thrown at him, "Ow-ow ok-ok I was kidding!"
Negi chuckled at Dustin's misfortune as he and Ayaka sat by a table on beach chairs, "Ugh, great. I'm a babysitter." Ayaka grumbled at all the girls' taking advantage off her fortune.
"Sorry about this," Negi apologized, "I know you weren't expecting company especially all of us."
"Oh it's no worry sensei; as long as you're here I'm perfectly fine." She replied pleasantly.
"I'm glad to hear." He replied.
"Sensei, I have a favor to ask you..." she started blushing, "Umm... that is unless you'd rather not, I'd totally understand."
"Of course class rep, what is it?" Negi asked eager to help his student.
Ayaka stood facing the other way blushing and with her hands on her bikini strap, "Would you mind... putting some sun tan oil on me?" she asked un-strapping it.
Negi blushed wildly while stammering, 'I should learn to think before I speak.' He thought.
Ayaka lied forward on the beach chair with her bare back exposed, "You don't know how much I would appreciate it... sensei."
"Well Iincho I've never really done this before." Negi stammered while trying to control his hormones screaming to say yes.
Ayaka leaned in close to the little professor, "I should've guessed you wouldn't know how. Well, I guess I'll just have to demonstrate, won't I? Ayaka placed him on the chair face down. She rubbed her hands together with the oil and started rubbing it on his back. Negi blushed at the sensual feeling and chuckled a bit from the ticklish touch while Ayaka enjoyed demonstrating to him.
"All right, you rub it on like this. Just like that. And it feels so good. A little more? How's that?"
Asuna suddenly intruded kicking Ayaka in the face, "Get off him pedophile!"
Ayaka tumbled off and crashed into other beach chairs and a table with an umbrella over it. She got up with a big bruise on her cheek.
"Ugh! Speaking of pedophiles, how is it going with you and Takahata-sensei?" Ayaka said in spite.
"Shut your stupid mouth! Takahata-sensei is NOT a pedophile!" Asuna shouted.
Once again they go at it in a fight with their fists, "Oh I'm so sorry, bells! That must be such a disappointment!"
"Hey, I wasn't the one buttering up a ten year old you cradle robber!" Asuna shouted.
"All I was doing was a demonstration and you're always interfering at every single thing I do!"
"That's because you do stupid stuff for every single thing you do!"
Dustin walked by Negi's side watching, "Again?" he asked.
"Can't they go through one day without things turning into a fist fight?" Negi asked Dustin but Sakurako who was close by spoke.
"Don't worry about them boys, they'll be ok. Everyone knows they've been like this since Elementary. Once they're at it, there's no stopping them. That's just the way they are." She began.
"You don't say?" Dustin asked.
"Yeah when Asuna first transferred she was so silent like she cared about nothing. Because of Ayaka, Asuna was finally able to open up and talk to us. And as long as Ayaka's around with Asuna, the more fights, the more she talked."
The boys looked back at the two still grappling and arguing and spoke, "I've heard of frienemies, but this is beyond me." Negi sighed and Sakurako giggled.
"Oh let them do what makes them so close Negi," Dustin said as he slid to Sakurako's side, "As for you Sakurako, you're looking a little pink how about I rub some sunscreen on you?" he held up a bottle of the stuff.
Sakurako blushed, "You'd do that? Alright!" she squealed as the two walked away leaving Negi who was approached by Kaede.
"Aren't you having fun Negi?" the ninja asked.
"Oh yes Kaede I'm having loads of fun, but it'd be more bearable if I didn't have to watch those two go at it." Negi sighed at Asuna and Ayaka still picking a fight.
Kaede smiled putting a hand on his shoulder, "Don't worry, like Sakurako said they'll wear themselves out. Come on let's get a drink." The two walked off as everyone continued enjoying fun while Dustin was applaying some sunscreen to Sakurako's shoulders.
"Mm yeah this is great." Sakurako moaned at Dustin's hand rubs.
"Glad you like it," Dustin said as he continued but realized going downward meant going close to her chest which made him worry if she would slug him despite his urge to want to, "Well I guess that covers it."
Sakurako looked up, "But you haven't even gone…"
"I just don't want you to think I'm…" Dustin began until Sakurako caught on and smiled.
"You're afraid of going that far are you? You're so adorable!" She pinched his cheek, "It's ok, I won't tell anybody you did."
"Alright then." Dustin replied cautiously but deep down had a mini him doing a happy dance in joy as his hands went to the exposed part of her chest inches away from her breasts.
"Mm perfect." Sakurako purred in delight while Dustin panted from his contained excitement as he continued his work.
'Lady luck is on my side today.' Dustin thought in delight until he snapped out of it hearing gasps. He and Sakurako looked seeing some of the students looking at him shocked and envious.
"No fair Sakurako, why do you get to be massaged by Dustin-kun!" Kasuga whined.
"Yeah how about sharing him with the rest of us?" Haruna asked.
"Me next Dustin!" Fumika called.
"No way I'm next!" Kazumi butt in.
Suddenly the girls were piling over Dustin trying to get him to massage them unaware he slinked out of the crowd panting, "Curse my charisma." He chuckled to himself as Mana stood by him.
"I'd like a massage to." She said.
"What?" he gasped.
"At least when we get home." Mana added making Dustin relieved.
Zazie popped up, "Me too."
"Women." Dustin sighed.
About half an hour later the pool was empty with no one around. Turned out everyone was in the mess hall where there was a huge spread of food and drink for every girl to sample.
"My goodness those girls have quite an appetite." Negi gasped seeing how much the girls could eat.
"Yeah, and they're still able to keep their bodies looking this good." Dustin added. As he was sitting close to the end where Negi was with Ayaka.
Ayaka chuckled, "Well what do you expect when they've been playing like monkeys all day. Besides, our chef is well renowned. What about you sensei? Aren't you hungry?"
"Not at the moment thank you. But don't let me keep you from eating." Negi offered.
"Oh don't worry about me. I hardly ever eat this early. I'll tell you what, why don't we go have some afternoon tea?" she offered.
"Sounds good." Negi admitted.
Asuna was about to take a bite of her food when she noticed Negi walking away with Ayaka. She watched them for a moment as they leave until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned seeing it belonged to Kaede who nodded with a smile as if giving her insurance.
Meanwhile at the indoor pool, Negi and Ayaka relaxed by a table between them.
"Wow an indoor pool as well?" Negi looked around seeing the ceiling was decorated to look like the morning sky.
"Yes. We use it whenever it gets cold outside." Ayaka explained.
One of the maids came by bringing a large plate of cookies.
"Negi-sensei would you like some of my cookies? I baked them myself."
"I love cookies! Out of all the snacks in the world, these are the best!" negi said like an excited child should act.
"Have as many as you like." She offered.
"Arigato," Negi took a bite out of one, "Yum! cinnamon with chocolate chip!"
"Hmmm, I'm glad you like them. It's a combo I've worked on."
"Well I love them." Negi said making Ayaka pleased even more.
The maid finally brought in some tea on a tray for them, "And this is made from a new blend I'm experimenting with. Since I cultivated these herbs, I don't really know how it tastes so you'll have to tell me if it's good."
"You've invented your own tea? That's amazing. But I shouldn't be surprised. If there's anything you're not good at, I haven't seen it." Negi chuckled as he took a sip of tea, "It's wonderful." He looked at Ayaka but grew a confused look noticing her staring at him passively.
"Well... you sure are pretty amazing yourself, sensei. You're like our fearless leader, you know?" Ayaka smiled sweetly.
Negi blushed at the flattering, "Well if you want to call someone fearless you should call Dustin that," he chuckled, "When I first arrived here, all I could think of is how much I miss my sister."
"Neg... I mean, sensei?"
"Please Ayaka let's not be formal here call me Negi."
"Well Negi?"
"Yes?" he asked until he noticed her cradling his head into her hands before she pulls his face in for a hug into her motherly proportions.
"Negi my darling, you won't have to worry about missing your sister anymore because I can fill that position while you're here, ok?" Ayaka whispered softly to him.
"Well I guess, but I sort of am losing my air supply." Negi responded with a muffled voice.
Back out by the pool after everyone finished their meal they were lounging around while Dustin was lying on a beach chair with an umbrella blocking the sun out of his face, "Ah this is the good life. If I ever become rich I'm gonna get me a place even bigger than this place, if that's possible." He chuckled to himself as he continued relaxing unaware he was being watched by a nearby bush by seven prying eyes that glowed red.
"There he is, remember our orders from the boss." One spoke.
"Agreed," they replied as the one extended a black gloved hand as red energy was gathering into the palm.
Dustin was still relaxing unaware of what was about to happen until he glanced down spotting a penny, "Hey a lucky penny."
"Shoot." The one spy said as the energy he collected shot from his palm heading on a direct collision course for Dustin. Unfortunately when Dustin bended over to pick the coin up the blast missed him but part of the energy brushed against his back making him lightly feel it.
Dustin shot up seeing the blast head right for some of the girls, "Girls hit the deck!"
Suddenly the girls seeing the blast coming right for them made them scream as they dropped to the ground avoiding the blow as it collided with Ayaka's window putting a big hole in it. This crash caused Ayaka and Negi to run out wondering what was going on.
"Everyone alright?" Negi asked.
"AHH! What happened to my window?" Ayaka gasped.
Dustin frowned turning to where the blast came from and ran to the bush digging around seeing nothing as he stepped out, "Whoever was here left."
"What was that?" Yuna asked looking at the hole in the window.
"I don't know." Ako answered.
"Well at least everyone's ok." Konoka replied.
Dustin glanced back at the bush with an edgy look, 'I can still feel that lingering aura, shadow soldiers.' He thought.
Ayaka just stared at her broken window and could only growl having enough frustration for one day, "This is just perfect! From the moment I saw Asuna at my door, I should've known something bad was going to happen."
Asuna frowned, "What? How can you blame this one on me?"
"You've been ruining my day ever since I woke up! Since before I woke up!" Ayaka explained in a huff.
"Don't blame your depression on me! Go talk to your shrink about it!" Asuna shot back.
"There's nothing wrong with my therapist. And I never get depressed!" Ayaka continued and looked down depressed, "Except maybe today."
Asuna watched looking feeling a bit of sorrow to see her like this and sighed, "Okay, fine. Whatever, I get it. I'll leave. Come on, everyone. Let's start packing up." She told the girls
Everyone turned and left Ayaka alone to start getting their things. Asuna stopped for a bit having one last thing to say, "I'm sorry... about today." She said and Ayaka was surprised at this.
"Asuna?" Negi asked wondering if she was alright as well.
"Negi," Asuna began, "Why don't you stay here and take care of things now, she could use someone like you." Asuna said secretly smiling as she left with the others.
"I agree with Asuna Negi, don't worry I'll be alright by myself." Kaede said taking her leave with the girls.
Negi knowing they were right went back for Ayaka while Dustin watched until Mana put a hand on his shoulder, "Let's go Dustin."
"Uh right." Dustin nodded as he followed her and Zazie.
Negi finally reached Ayaka looking worried, "I'm sorry, Ayaka. I feel awful. You really didn't deserve this."
Ayaka swallowed her depression for her teacher, "Please don't apologize. I'm the one who should be sorry for showing that ugly side of me."
"It wasn't your fault." Negi assured her.
"By the way what made you actually decide to come and see me?" Ayaka asked curiously, "With all the excitement I hadn't had a chance to properly ask you."
"Well it was Asuna's idea." He answered.
"Huh?" she asked confused as to why Asuna would suggest that.
"I heard from her you were supposed to have a brother, so she asked me to come by to cheer you up." Negi explained.
Ayaka was silent for a moment and looked up to see Asuna still walking away until she was out of sight. This caused Ayaka to have a flashback to when she and Asuna were little.
Younger Asuna was in her house one day looking around the big hall until she spotted an opened room. She went inside and looked around the play room filled with toys and a rocking horse. Ayaka strolled in noticing her.
"What are you doing?" Young Ayaka asked but Asuna didn't respond except her curiosity gave Ayaka the hint that she wanted to know, "Fine, I'm going to fill you in on a little secret, but only because I'm bored. And you have to promise not to tell anyone."
"Okay..." Asuna promised.
"Pretty soon, I'm going to have a little baby brother," Young Ayaka said feeling happy,
"This is his room and I got to pick out his wallpaper. Only one more month until he arrives and I'll be his sister. We'll play piano together, and I'll let him ride my pony, and it'll be perfect." She laughed happily.
A month later at the hospital, Young Ayaka was crying in front of her father, "What do you mean I can't see him?" Tears rolled down her cheeks, "Why can't I?"
"I'm so sorry, Ayaka." Her father apologized feeling what she's feeling.
She sobbed as the father embraced her with a hug feeling sad too. Young Asuna was popping her head out to see young Ayaka sad and crying. She remained silent for the unfortunate news. At the mansion, Ayaka refused to eat her supper due to her depression."
"Miss Ayaka, you really must try to eat something. This isn't healthy." The butler said as he and the maids were worried about her.
"I'm not hungry." Young Ayaka answered too depressed to care about her own health.
Young Ayaka was soon wandering down the hall and looked at her brother's room with all the stuff that was meant to be for him still set up. Tears continue rolling down her cheek as she rests her head against the door still mourning her loss, "What a good waste of toys." She sighed sadly.
Just then, young Asuna teased her by sticking her tongue at her, "Crybaby!" young Asuna called.
It suddenly brought Ayaka out of her depression and she looked back at her. Young Asuna ran off and provoked young Ayaka to chase after her.
"You look ugly when you cry, you know that?" Young Asuna teased.
"Everyone cries! Shut up you jerk! Besides, what do you know? You look ugly all the time!" Young Ayaka called, "Hey you get back here!"
The maids watched and started looking relieved, "Awe look at Ojousama." One said.
"She looks alive again, I was so worried." Another added.
Young Asuna laughed with Young Ayaka as they appeared to hit it off fine.
The flashback ended with Ayaka smiling with a small tear coming out of her eye, "I see..." she replied, "That's right, today would've been my little brother's birthday."
Negi took Ayaka by her hand prompting her to lower down to his level, "Ayaka I know I cannot replace your brother in your heart. But I would be proud to be considered like a brother to you, at least for today." He leaned forward kissing her cheek making the blonde girl gasp as a blush formed on her face.
"Negi I…" Ayaka began as she shedded some tears, "Arigato." She hugged him.
Negi smiled until they let go and spoke, "You know you never did give me a tour of your home."
Ayaka gasped at that realization, "You're right! Well better late than never. Come on Negi let me show you." They walked hand in hand back into the mansion.
When nighttime came Negi was sleeping peacefully with Ayaka in her bed as they held onto each other in an embrace, 'This is so wonderful.' Negi thought.
'If this is a dream I don't ever want to wake up.' Ayaka thought happily.
Meanwhile back at Mahora outside the dorms the seven spies from before materialized out of thin air. All seven had humanoid figures, red eyes that appeared to glow, short black hair, pale blue skin, were about the same height as most of the girls, and each one wore black boots, black leather pants, and tight fitting black tank tops.
"So that's where he's staying?" one asked the others as another spoke.
"Yes, but only his energy is radiating from that dorm. Guess the boy wizard must be elsewhere."
"So let's charge in an annihilate him." A third said eager to cause some havoc until the lead stopped him.
"Hold it," He placed his right index finger to his right temple closing his eyes. Soon he opened them and spoke, "Change in plans the master wants us back."
"What but we just got here." A fourth complained.
"It's not our place to question the master, now let's go." He said as some started following him while the fourth and third ones reluctantly followed him as they vanished into a dark portal.
Inside Mana and Zazie's dorm, Dustin woke up from Zazie's bunk and looked out the window. He came down from the top bunk quietly looking out the window, 'Everything looks peaceful but I still feel dark essence close by. Shadow soldiers again, why would they come here? Are they after me, and if they are why? Guess I just have to keep a close eye out.' He thought before returning to bed with Zazie.
(And that's the chapter, looks like Dustin's got himself some trouble, but what could it all mean. Don't miss next time everybody. Later.)